Rear view of MX-R amplifier.
An adapter cable must be fabricated to connect the trigger output of the control component to the AyreLink port of the MX-R amplifier. The easiest way to do this is to remove the modular (RJ-11) connector from one end of a two-line telephone line cord. (This is the type of cord that connects the telephone set to the wall. A two-line cord will have four gold contacts on each connector.) Then attach the connector appropriate for the component with the trigger output. Please refer to the owner’s manual of that component for details.
The trigger voltage should be between +5 and +12 volts DC for proper operation. The current draw of the trigger input on the AyreLink port is less than 5 mA.
There are two signaling methods that may be used; level and pulse. The MX-R automatically senses which type of trigger signal is being sent and responds accordingly.
A positive-going pulse of greater than 250 mS is treated as a level-sensitive trigger. Shorter pulses are treated as a pulse-sensitive trigger. The minimum detectable pulse length is 50 ∝S.
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